Championship TV schedule and streaming links

Browse the Championship TV schedule below for games from the Football League shown on US television and streaming. For the 2017/18 season, everything has changed.

ESPN has reached an agreement with BAMTech, the rights holder to the Championship and EFL Cup, to carry an average of 3-4 Championship games on ESPN3 every weekend.

For the first time ever, the English Football League (EFL) has decided to launch a paid-subscription service for every Championship, League One and League Two club that’s interested in participating. By doing so, it’ll allow supporters of these clubs outside the United Kingdom and Ireland to be able to subscribe to live and on-demand streams of their favorite club’s leagues matches. The groundbreaking change means that you’ll be able to stream all of your club’s Football League games for the first time ever.

There are so many questions about iFollow that we’ve created an iFollow FAQ that will answer all of your questions in detail.

For soccer fans in the United States, the two most important things to know about watching your favorite Championship club this season are that (1) the league games that are shown by the US rights holder to the Championship will not be on iFollow, and (2) your subscription to iFollow will include home and away league games (as long as your club is using iFollow; see links below).

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League: Championship

Genre: Sports

Looking to watch Championship matches online from your office, home or on the go? If you live in the USA, there are several options to catch all the action.

127 Comments

I’m a diehard Newcastle Supporter. I have been loving the NBCSN coverage of the EPL for the past few years. I remember the days of the ONLY EPL game we would get each week was the highlighted game at 6-630am on a Saturday. How much the US coverage of the EPL has changed, is incredible.

Now onto the real point of this comment…my current TV provider is Time Warner Cable & I am subscribed to a package that gives me BeIn Sports, FS1 & FS2. Will I be able to watch all Newcastle games next season? Does BeIn show all Championship games through TV & online? (like that NBCSN online pass does)

There’s good news and bad news. The bad news is that you won’t be able to watch all of the Newcastle games. Most of the Championship games aren’t shown on television, but approximately 3-4 are each weekend. The good news is that Newcastle will probably be featured more than most teams.

Your best bet is to bookmark this page and then keep on returning to it each week (as we get closer to the season start). This will be the most comprehensive listing of when and where you can watch Newcastle.

Some of the games will be on beIN SPORTS. But some of them will only be available on beIN SPORTS Connect, which is beIN’s streaming service. As a TWC customer, you should be able to access beIN SPORTS Connect at https://beinsportsconnect.tv/index.html If not, let me know and I can provide an alternative link.

Last season BeIn aired the Skybet highlights show, usually Mon & repeated. It was 30min & featured highlights of matches shown on Sky & goals from other matches. We would watch, but relied on our club site for more immediate & extensive highlights.

I am a Leeds fan and have been living with this for years. You get to see about 10-12 games per year. Sucks! We are in the 21st Century people. When is a Network going to allow customers to choose which matches they want to watch i.e. viewers choice? Not hard. Newcastle and Leeds have huge followings around the globe, however none of the networks accommodate this. Get into the future.

Birmingham City have won the Football League Cup twice – they beat Aston Villa (3-1) in the Final 1962, they also beat Arsenal (2-1) at Wembley 2011. they beat Aston Villa (4-2) in the Q/Final. B’ham City are at moment 6 points ahead of Villa in the Championship, and played them off the Park 2 weeks ago, but drew (1-1) B’ham City scored a goal (not given) which was well over the line. (photographs proved this afterwards) Birmingham City represent the Second biggest City in the UK – and NO team represents London, by the “badge on their shirt”. Aston Villa represent “Aston”, which is only a “District” of Birmingham.

When will we we have confirmation of the time and date of the Fulham v Sheffield.Wed. M currently scheduled for 1500 19 Nov.-Sat. Based on tv selection change? . Only in London for that day and desperately want grandson to see a match at CC.
Thanks,
GNL

Match kickoff dates and times are always subject to change, but the Football League will be making an announcement around the opening weekend of the Championship season when the next round of games will be moved for TV. Not sure if they’ll go as far out as November 19, but best bet is to check with the club website.

The Championship only produces 2 or 3 telecasts per week for overseas broadcast, so if you are a fan of a particular club, the best way to get coverage of all your team’s games is to sign up for audio streaming – it’s about $6 per month at current exchange rates. Fulham had free live audio last season

I just checked this out and it looks legit. There is streaming for both Bein Sports and Bein Espanol. Unfortunately, it does not look like you can view programs on demand. You have to stream whatever is on Bein live. Replays of games are available but you have to catch them when they show on the Bein stations. Anyone else use Go90 for Bein Sports?

This says the Newcastle game against Brighton will be available on FuboTV through beinsports connect, but it’s not showing up on my Fubo schedule. Does Fubo have the bein sports connect or is it just bein spanish and english versions?

Hey Chris, are you sure your schedule is correct? I’m subscribed to Beinsports connect, but it doesn’t look like the Newcastle and Brighton game is being shown. Trying to watch it now and it’s not on any of the 10 streaming channels.

They must have made a last minute programming change. According to their TV schedule, they’re showing a Championship game from 1.55pm to 2.55pm ET on beIN SPORTS, the main channel. Maybe they’re planning on showing the second half of the game at that time on delay or extended highlights of the whole match?

Their schedule originally said they were showing the game on beIN SPORTS Connect, but it’s not there.

To be clear, this is not the only factor that is questioning my subscription. The sub-par video quality and occasional buffering doesn’t help. And i’m not sure I want to pay this much when I only want to watch Newcastle matches.

I’m using beinsportsconnnect today. The one other Newcastle game I was able to watch was the first of the season (Fulham) via fubo.tv. That stalled plenty of times. I rarely had that kind of issue withe the NBC Sports service last season.

Christopher HarrisAugust 27, 2016

There could be a few factors that are contributing to the issues. Your best bet would be to contact fuboTV support via [email protected]. They should be able to problem solve the issue. Sometimes it could be on beIN SPORTS Connect’s end. Hope that helps.

TomSeptember 1, 2016

Hi, I was wondering how you get notification when Bein announce their 10am (or other fixtures that aren’t announced well ahead of schedule) fixture for the gameweek? As I am in charge of organising meets for a fan group, I need to know ASAP when our fixtures get announced for TV. Does Bein post this information somewhere in particular? I only ask as I have noticed on this page sometimes this info is available more than a week in advance – but the bein tv guide only stretches forward 6 days.

Hi Tom, it’s a combination of getting TV schedules directly from beIN SPORTS a couple of weeks ahead of schedule as well as knowing what games are being televised in the UK (hence most of them will be on US TV).

Thanks Christopher. I’m okay for the games that are shown in the UK as SKY have a rule to announce all fixtures 5 weeks in advance. It’s those matches that Bein pickup that aren’t televised in the UK that I’d like to get the earliest possible notification for. Do you know how I can get the TV schedule directly form bein a couple of weeks in advance?

There are no Live matches from the Championship this coming weekend on beINSport (at least not the TV channels). Based on delayed broadcasts coming during the following week, they will have 4 matches live on their beIN CONNECT service as they are showing on delayed basis the following:

Tuesday, September 20 – Leicester City vs. Chelsea, 2:45pm LIVE on beINSport-1
Northampton Town vs. Manchester United and Swansea City vs. Manchester City will be shown on delay which means they will be available on beIN CONNECT.

Very few pubs in US have streaming and the ability to show Bein Sports connect. I listen to Metro radio via NUFC Toon Army news on Spreaker and view the game live on periscope; Toon army America usually provide the link for live stream.

So you should be able to use your Optimum login credentials to access http://beinsportsconnect.tv Just be sure not to use Google Chrome. If it doesn’t work the first time you try logging in, refresh the browser and try again. It usually only works on the second try.

BRENTFORD are the top LONDON Championship team (last season and this) and they get 2 games before Xmas. Do they get a share of the money that is paid to the teams that are televised. If not, how are the teams picked???

S Duggan, Brentford may have the best London-based footballing side in the Championship last season, but the TV fixtures are determined by the TV companies and the EFL. Unfortunately because Brentford have fewer fans than some of the other big clubs in the division, that means that Brentford are shown less often than the likes of Villa, Newcastle, Leeds, Wolves, etc.

All of the teams in the division get a split of the TV revenue, but the more times the team is on TV, the more money they generate.

Whilst I’m thankful to BeIn Sports that I can actually now watch Leeds more readily, the standard of their coverage needs major improvements. Fans want to see pre-match lead up, punditry, knowledgeable commentary and a little post-match reaction with Manager interviews. Also, the weekly highlights show should be a little longer and follow a similar format to the BBC’s Match of The Day….a winning format for over 30years! Viewers don’t want to see the scores and league table BEFORE the featured games as it spoils the tension of watching if we’ve managed to avoid the result! The same goes for the back to front and amateur format of the La Liga Highlights Show. Thanks BeIn but please have a think about the format of these shows.

I don’t. All I know is that last summer, beIN SPORTS got 71,000 viewers for one MotoGP event in July. But Moto America GP numbers are usually smaller than that. Given what Serie A TV viewership has been, it’s quite possible that Moto America GP may get more viewers than Serie A.

Are there any plans to increase the coverage of EFL Championship games next season? I have enjoyed the coverage of all Sunderlands games this season and know the number I will be able to see will be dramatically reduced.

“Reading vs. Huddersfield Town (Championship playoff final), 10am, beIN SPORTS, Sling World Sports and fubo Premier (free 7-day trial)” … I will be hoping to watch this on my iPad in Italy. In your view, is it best to try to subscribe to beIn or Fubo or indeed Sling World Sports ahead of the match? Many thanks for your help.

Tom, I checked the TV guide for the next few days and couldn’t find a rerun of the Championship final. If you mean the Champions League final, a rerun of the Juventus-Real Madrid game will be on FS2 at 5pm ET on Tuesday, June 6.

I am.a long time fan and ex player in UK soccer but only subscribe to DRECTV. Been very happy with what they have to offer in UK terms of U.K live games coverage.
Is it possible to obtain live games of Champioship games on DIRECTV this coming season? Do not do streaming, and since retiree, trying to keep costs down.

ESPN updated that link. I’m English but in America: earlier today the USA Fulham sites posted the ESPN3 schedule & said beIN had delayed cover. Obviously that’s since been amended. I knew you’d have the correct info, ta.

Sunderland is not participating in the iFollow streaming service from the EFL (English Football League), but anytime their games are televised, beIN SPORTS will show the match either on TV or online (or both).

With Sunderland not participating in iFollow and not launching their own streaming service, your best bet to watch as many Sunderland matches as possible is with fuboTV. The Black Cats won’t be featured every week but they should be shown more often than a lot of other Championship clubs.

Thanks. The FuboTV thing is a monthly subscription. I don’t see anywhere how much it costs, but I’m guessing about $30 a month(?) If Sunderland are not shown once or twice a month, then their value goes down. I wonder if I can buy on a match by match basis. E.g. when Sunderland win, I’d like to see it. Hopefully this season more than last season!

Hello, I live in Adelaide, South Australia, and am an Aston Villa supporter. I have Foxtel Sports and have been able to watch some Championship games on Beinsports. However I cannot see any games coming up on the planner. Could you please tell me whether Foxtel Beinsports are going to be showing the Championship League games particularly the Villa. Is there any other way to be able to watch them?
Cheers Maurice Mills

I logged in today to watch the Burton Albion v Sheffield Wednesday game [I’m an Owls fan] and was disappointed to only get the commentary. When I checked your schedule I see that the game was on ESPN3. That station is not available here in western Canada so why no live streaming?

Try the DAZN app. It’s not all that expensive ($20 per month, you can try it for a month for,free) and you get 2-3 Championship games per week. It has a catch up feature so you could rewatch the Owls game.